Taylor Mead
Birthdate
December 31, 1924 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Date of Death
May 8, 2013
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
December 31, 1924 (99 years old)
Place of Birth
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Date of Death
May 8, 2013
Known For
Acting
Biography
Taylor Mead was an American writer, actor and performer. Mead appeared in several of Andy Warhol's underground films filmed at Warhol's Factory, as well as in works by Robert Downey Sr., Adolfas Mekas, and Ron Rice.
Taylor Mead's LGBTQ+ Titles
Midnight Cowboy
The Party
Beautiful Darling
Self
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Acting (82)
2023
Beyond Queer: Voices from Bohemia
2017
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson as Self (archive footage)
2017
Toilet Gator as Bar Act
2016
Taylor & Ultra: On the 60s, The Factory, and Being a Warhol Superstar as Self
2012
Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson as Himself
2012
In the Fabulous Underground as Self
2011
The Party in Taylor Mead's Kitchen as Himself
2010
Full Circle: Before They Were Famous as Self
2010
Beautiful Darling as Self
2008
The Piles Project as Himself
2008
New York Agora: The Legacy of the 60s Counterculture as Himself
2008
Andy Warhol's Factory People... Inside the Sixties Silver Factory
2007
Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis as Himself
2006
Salvador Dalí at Work as Himself
2005
Electra Elf: The Beginning
2005
Excavating Taylor Mead as Himself
2004
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis as Self
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes as Taylor (segment "Champagne") (voice)
2002
The Cockettes as Self (archive footage)
2001
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV as Award Presenter
2000
Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story
1999
Ecstasy in Entropy
1998
Frogs for Snakes as Doc Wax
1997
Birth of a Nation as Self
1997
Trail of Blood
1994
The Deflowering as J. Jerry Franky
1994
Jonas in the Desert as Self
1992
Last Supper as The Actor
1991
Shadows in the City as Father
1991
Buster's Bedroom as James
1991
Mesmer
1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol as Self
1990
C'est vrai
1989
No Such Thing as Gravity as The Judge
1989
Wonderland USA
1989
Warhol's Cinema 1963-1968: Mirror for the Sixties as Himself
1981
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man as The Atom Man
1981
Coupla White Faggots Sitting Around Talking as Rippley
1980
Underground U.S.A. as The Uncle
1980
Union City as Walter
1979
Tally Brown, New York
1979
Jesus
1978
Notes for Jerome as Self
1978
Feedback
1976
Hit Squad as Ubriachella (uncredited)
1976
Will More seduciendo a Taylor Mead as Self
1972
Passions
1970
Cleopatra
1970
Brand X as Viewer / President / Minster / Nurse
1969
Tarzam as Tarzam
1969
Midnight Cowboy as The Party
1969
The Secret Life of Hernando Cortez as Hernando Cortez
1968
Lonesome Cowboys as Nurse
1968
The Bizarre Ones
1968
Emergency: The Living Theatre as Self
1968
San Diego Surf as Taylor
1968
Dialogue with Che
1967
Il mostro verde
1967
The Illiac Passion as The Demon or Sprite
1967
Four Stars
1967
Homeo
1967
The Nude Restaurant as Harmonica Player
1967
Imitation of Christ as Hobo
1967
Le Désir attrapé par la queue
1967
Grimace
1965
Andy Warhol Screen Tests as Self
1964
Salvador Dali, Happenings
1964
Babo 73 as President Sandy Studsbury
1964
Couch as Himself
1964
Open the Door and See all the People as Tramp
1964
Tarzan and Jane Regained... Sort of as Tarzan
1964
Taylor Mead's Ass as Himself
1963
Hallelujah the Hills as Convict II
1963
Lemon Hearts
1963
To L.A. with Lust
1963
Taylor and Me as Himself
1962
Too Young, Too Immoral as Scribbles
1962
The Flower Thief as Flower Thief
1962
Passion in a Seaside Slum as The Faggot
1962
Senseless
1962
Taylor Mead Dances
1960
Taylor Mead's Acting Class
Directing (4)
1968
Home Movies: NYC to San Diego
• Director
1966
European Diaries
• Director
1965
Home Movies - Rome/Florence/Venice/Greece
• Director
1964
My Home Movies
• Director
Editing (1)
1981
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
• Editor
Writing (1)
1969
Tarzam
• Writer
Sound (2)
1981
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
• Music
1966
European Diaries
• Music